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| Date: | Sunday 30 November 1941 |
| Time: | 20:52 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9299 |
| MSN: | KN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Georgsheil, Südbrookmerland, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Took off at 16:50 hrs local time for an operation against Emden.
The aircraft was intercepted by the crew of Oberleutnant Schoenert & Unteroffizier Richter of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Wittmund airfield at 19:55 hrs, in Bf 110 G9+CM.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Reginald Bolles Vose RCAF R/74102 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Peter Wilson Hewitt RAFVR 1169514 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant James William Woodroffe RAFVR 937800 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Walter Weymouth RAFVR 919563 [Killed]
Sergeant Douglas Bertram Grundy RAF 961119 [PoW]
All four casualties lie at the Sage War Cemetery, Germany (52.936851 / 8.208500)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z9299&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2021 18:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-May-2025 06:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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